Amusement device



March 23 1926.

C. FLEISCHER AMUSEMENT DEVICE Original Filed Feb. 19, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 23 1926. 1,578,116

I FLEISCHER AMUSEMENT DEVICE Original' Filed Feb. 19, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 9 arles'lewcer. v

AT1' RNEYS Patented Mar. 23, 1926.

UNITED STATES A i i Triana vPATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES FLEISCVHER, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE W. Gr. BOYCE,

` OF YONKERSr'NEW YORK. i

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Application filed February 19, 1925, Serial No. 10,393. Renewed February 9, 1926.

T0 alt whom, t may concern.'

Be it known thatl, CHARLES FLEIsoHER, a citizen of theUnited States', and a resident o-the city of vNew York, borough of: Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and-State of New York, have invented a new and Im-A proved Amusement Device, ot which thefolmanipulated so that it the" operation is successful the coin will function to operate a latch and release the door of a compartment containing a prize. It' the operation is unsuccessful vthe coin will drop into a cash compartment. c Y l vA further object is to provide a device of this character which may be located in public places, and which while aording amusement will require skill for the successful manipulation of a coin to secure a prize.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which `can be manufactured and placed and sold at a reasonably low price, which will be ornamental and'attractive in appearance, and which will most eticiently perform the functions for which it is intended. v Y

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features lofconstructionand combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theV claims. 1 In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation il lustrating my improved device;

Figure 2 is a `view'in vertical longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the inner face of the casting or device per se removed from its supporting cabinet;

` Figures4,.5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are views in section on the lines i-4, 5-5, 6 6, 7-7, 8-*8 and 9-9 of Figure 1 of the drawings.

1 represents a metal plate or casting, and while Ishall refer to the platel asa ca-sting it is to be understood that I use this' term in its broadest possible sense to include a metal member constituting a single-integral part which maybe cast, drop forged,

or formed in any other way to give the necessary shape thereto.

' This' plate.1 is secured preferably by hidden screws 2 to a removabler front plate or door 3 of a cabinet 4. The front plate 3 may have dowels 5 at one end to fit in recesses 6 in the upper wall 7 of cabinet 4 and provided with a suitable lock 8 at `its lower portion to engage the bottom 9 of the cabil net so that ity requires the proper key to remove the plate or board 3 to gain access vto the interior of the cabinet. This cabinet is designed to be supported or suspended or otherwise secured in public places so that it is in convenient reach of the public.

The plate or casting 1 throughout its main portion is laterally offset from the plate or door ,3 a distance greater than the thickness of the coin to be manipulated and with this end in view'the edge portions 10 of plate 1 constitute flanges offset from the main portion of the plate and located lat against the boa-rd or Aplate 3.

The upper portion of the plate 1 lis provided with an'opening 11 whichis normally closed by a transparent door 12, the latter' mounted adjacent its upper ends on suitable hinge pins 13 to permit the lower end of the door to swing outwardly and exposea package or other prize lilocated in the compartment 15 in cabinet 4. Thisl door 3 is normally held in closed position by al pivoted latch bar 16, the latter beingi-pivoted near its lower end `as showny at 17, and its upper longer end adapted to be engaged behind a lip or shoulder 18 on the door 12 to hold the latter in closed position. A coil spring 18 connects a projection 19 on the latch bar 16l with a iixed member 2O on plate 1 so as to exert pressure on the latch bar to normally hold it in lockedy position.

A transparent plate 21' covers the intermediate portion of the plate 1 .and'isv secured back of rabbeted enlargement-s' 22 on the plate 1 so that itcannot be removed from the outside. The lower end of the latch bar 16 projects into the space back ot the trans-` parent plate 21 so that it can be seen, and adjacent the lower end of said ylatch bar an arrow 23 is formed on the plate and constitutes an embossed member thereon which or integrally embossed members 24 constituting a pocket for the reception of a coin 25 therein. An opening 26 is formed in the plate l above the transparent plate 2l to receive the coinV and a raised guide 27 is formed on the plate to direct the coin from the opening 26 back of the transparent plate 21 into the pocket formed by the members 24.

The lower portion of the front plate is laterally offset inwardly, forming a recess 27 in which a manually movable bar 23 is located. rlhis bar 23 projects through an opening 29 in the plate with its upper end in position to engage a coin 3() when the latter is in the pocket 24. A knob or handhold 3l is formed on the lower end of the lever to facilitate its manipulation.

In operation a coin 30 is projected through the opening 26 and falls into the pocket 24. The operator then manipulates the bar 23, balancing the coin thereon and endeavoring to move the same to the dotted line position indicated in Figure l, and when in this position a continued pressure will move the latch bar to its releasing position to allow the door 12 to swing open. lf the coin falls off of the upper end of the bar 2G during the manipulation thereof it will drop through any of a series of openings 32 in the plates 1 and 3 and fall into the interior of the cabinet and be kept.

To compel the door to swing to open position when released, I provide a curved r arm 33 fixed to a shaft 34 mounted in plate 3. A crank arm 35 is provided on the shaft 34 and a coil spring 36 connects this crank arm with a fixed pin 3'? tending to move the shaft 34 in a. direction to force the arm 33 against the door and move it outwardly a short distance and hold it in this position until it is manually moved to complete open position for the removal of the prize or package 14.

A weight 38 also preferably extends down-k wardly from the shaft 34 so as to overcome any tendency toward over-movement or momentum due to the action of the spring.

After the package is removed it is necessary to insert a new one in the compartment l5 and to return the door to its latched position, ready for a new operation.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. An amusement device including a movable door adapted to close a. compartment, a latch-holding said door in closedl position, and a coin balancing and manually operated manipulating member adapted to move a coin into position to release the latch.

2. An amusement device, including a movable door adapted to close a compartment, a latch holding said door in closed position, a coin balancing and manually operated manipulating member adapted to move a coin'into position torelease the latch, and a transparent cover, back-of which the coin is manipulated so that it can be observed from the outside.

3. A device of the character' described,

comprising a plate adapted to be secured to a cabinet, a hinged transparent-door mount-v movable member operated fromoutside of the plate and vadapted to engage the coin and move it to a position to engage. and release the latch.

4. A device of the `character described, comprising a plate adapted to be secured to a cabinet, a hinged transparent door mounted in the plate, a spring held latch normally locking the door in closed position, a transparent plate secured to the first-mentioned plate and spaced therefrom a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the coin, a. coin pocket formed back of the transparent plate, means permitting the positioning of a coin in said pocket, a manually movable member operated from outside of the plate and adapted to engage the coinl and move it to a position to engage and release the latch, and a member located adjacent the latch and between which and the latch a coin is adapted to be forced to releasethe latch.

5. A device of tliecharacter vdescribech, comprising a plate adapted to be secured toV a cabinet, a hinged transparent dooi mounted in the plate, a spring held latch normally locking the door in closed position, a. transparent plate secured to the first-mentioned plate and spaced therefrom a fdistancey slightly greater than the thickness of the coin, a coin pocket formed back ofthe trans-r parent plate, means permitting the positioning of' a coin in said pocket, 'a manually movable member operated from outside of the plate and adapted to engage the. coin and move it to a position to engage and release the latch, a member located adjacent thev latch and between which and the latch a, coin is adapted to be forced to release theV latch, said first-mentioned plate having an-l offset recessed portion in which the said movable member is exposed, and a knob or liandhold on the lower end'of said movable `Lafrance member adapted to be moved in `various positions 1n the recess in order tobalance and manipula-te a coin in endeavoring toengage the latch.

6. An amusement device including a compartment having a door, means tending to open the door, a latch normally holding the door in closed position, a manually movable member, means for directing a coin onto one end of said member and said member adapted to move and balance the coin into engagement with the lateh to release the door from locked position.

Ymanipulate the 7. An amusementJ device, including a compartment, a transparent door for said coinpartment disclosing the contents thereof, a latch normally holding the door in locked position, a transparent plate, means for manually manipulating a coin back of the transparent plate in an endeavor to operate the latch, said means operated from a position outside of the device, and said device having openings therein through which the coinA falls if the operator fails to properly same. CHARLES FLEISCHER. 

